2017 Theme Park Attendance Data

[King Racoon 77]

Wow ESPN has really caused those parks to tank ...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What amazes me is that Universal's best park doesn't have the attendance of DHS. With all the talk on the forums about how Universal is gonna take down WDW I thought their attendance would be better than DHS.

WDW has natural advantages and legacy ones that universal will never get to...

But 30-40% marketshare would be a major blow to Disney

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wow ESPN has really caused those parks to tank ...

The STOCK, you fool!

You can’t be clever If you don’t understand the situation...you clearly don’t

 

[twebber55]

Interestingly, Animal Kingdom had a bigger boost in absolute terms than California Adventure did after Cars Land, by about 200,000 more guests. (Of course, lower percentage wise because DCA was very low in attendance before 2012.)

The best news however, is that Pandora really didn't cannibalize the other parks!

I'd say Disney should be quite pleased with that, and I think this is good news for future expansion at WDW.
Btw, great job @donsullivan !

color me not shocked
execution wins!
i hate to say i told you so (not you @DoubleJ21 )

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

color me not shocked
execution wins!
i hate to say i told you so (not you @DoubleJ21 )

I’m probably 25% surprised the reception is as good as it is. But I don’t dispute the quality of what they have done in the Park (except the night show...yuck)...

Can’t argue with the product overall...just the timeline

 

[RSoxNo1]

Some interesting points here. Animal Kingdom passes Epcot which I definitely expected. But I think Epcot may have finally topped out it's 1987 and 1997 #s. Perhaps @marni1971 can confirm.

 

[ThatMouse]

It seems like "time in the park" figures might be more meaningful. Is it counting the MK people twice -- those who go back to the room for their midday nap?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Interestingly, Animal Kingdom had a bigger boost in absolute terms than California Adventure did after Cars Land, by about 200,000 more guests. (Of course, lower percentage wise because DCA was very low in attendance before 2012.)

The best news however, is that Pandora really didn't cannibalize the other parks!

I'd say Disney should be quite pleased with that, and I think this is good news for future expansion at WDW.
Btw, great job @donsullivan !

I'm not totally sure I buy the -0.5% drop at DHS.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Some interesting points here. Animal Kingdom passes Epcot which I definitely expected. But I think Epcot may have finally topped out it's 1987 and 1997 #s. Perhaps @marni1971 can confirm.

No doubt...the total 2002 attendance was around 44...you do the math

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It seems like "time in the park" figures might be more meaningful. Is it counting the MK people twice -- those who go back to the room for their midday nap?

Correct...but as long as numbers grow...they are succeeding.

I think they still count Park hoppers too...which inflates

 

[eliza61nyc]

Yes.

lol, there always seem to be a failure in the parks around here.

 

[Texas84]

Series 2 in Orlando Theme Park Market Share by attendance. Universal?

 

[donsullivan]

Series 2 in Orlando Theme Park Market Share by attendance. Universal?

You are correct. Thanks for the heads up- fixed.

 

[peter11435]

I have a hard time believing DL outdraws TDL. We know TDL's numbers are accurate, so....

It all comes down to visiting habits. TDL sees nearly its full daily attendance making an entire day of visiting the park. Disneyland sees people coming and going all day, after work, after schools, and other short visits.

 

[marni1971]

Some interesting points here. Animal Kingdom passes Epcot which I definitely expected. But I think Epcot may have finally topped out it's 1987 and 1997 #s. Perhaps @marni1971 can confirm.

Currently on my phone and won’t zoom in. What’s the figure ?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Currently on my phone and won’t zoom in. What’s the figure ?

12.2 million for Epcot in 2017.

 

[marni1971]

12.2 million for Epcot in 2017.

Yep. By less than 100,000.
If the recent figure as accurate as mentioned below.

 

[donsullivan]

Some interesting points here. Animal Kingdom passes Epcot which I definitely expected. But I think Epcot may have finally topped out it's 1987 and 1997 #s. Perhaps @marni1971 can confirm.

Epcot '87 = 13,277,381 which was the highest annual total in the history of the park. '97 was down to 11,800,000

 

[CaptainAmerica]

This isnt measured by first click, hence the inflated numbers

Is that true? A park hopper counts twice?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Currently on my phone and won’t zoom in. What’s the figure ?

Great. So they can cancel the Guardians coaster now and move the festivals to the new 72,000 sq ft concrete pad out back. I can’t wait for the Epcot International Food Truck Festival this summer.